Thread: retiring 10 year old Husqvarna 6125, what to get? I mow 5 acres

I know, I know, but I haven't checked for several years, so I'm a bit out of the loop, and want to know what to avoid as much as what might be best.

10-12k to spend, suspension is a must, 60 in minimum.

Looking closely at the 2013 Scag Cheetah with either 27 or 31 hp Kawa -$9,999. to 10,999. (Did Kawa work out its big block problems?)

Just put 800 hours on the Husqvarna in ten years, but it was a hard 800 hours, most of 5 acres is converted cow pasture. I am bad about taking care of equipment. The Husqvarna held up very well, just replaced spindles, belts, blades and one hydro hose, but I hate the dealer.

You say a converted cow pasture. How "converted" is it? I have a 1.6 acre lot behind my house that is nothing but heavy field grass and I too am not real good at keeping it mowed. Before I got my tractor I had to cut it with my Great Dane Surfer. The mower would have been up to the task if I could have raised the blade to 5+ inches, but being an older model, I couldn't and I wore that mower out. (That's why I'm picking up a lightly used JD Z920A tomorrow night.) I ended up buying a Ford 1510 tractor with a bush hog and a finish mower. I wouldn't dream of taking the finish mower out there but the bush hog loves it. The bush hog is slow but it does the job.

The Scag would probably be a good choice but you might also want to look at something at the upper end of the Z900 series from John Deere or a Kubota. 5 acres of cow pasture is going to be tough on any mower other than a bush hog. Have you considered a diesel?

Just pick yourself up an exmark lazer or Toro, same company, and you will be more than happy. The Kolher will last 2500 hours without and issues.

I buy a new one every two years, put on 1200 hours and sell for half of what I paid. I also finance it for 24 months, 0 down and 0% interest. It ends up costing me 100.00 a week during the mowing season and we do $4000.00 a week in mowing. We cut for 31 weeks. Also get to deduction on the taxes. I never had an issue with less than 1200 hours. We also change the oil weekly.

Well, I got the Z920A Saturday and brought it home and my son and I cut the 1.6 acre 'lawn' in a little more than an hour, saving us about 1/2 over doing it with the Great Dane. Then I went out to our back lot and mowed the hill which is just a big pile of dirt that was removed from the pond the next door neighbor put in many years ago. The guy that I bought the lot from had planned on using it for fill when he built his house but his plans changed and I ended up buying the lot. Anyway, it's very heavy field grass and I raised the blades up to 4 1/2" and it cut it just fine. It did leave a few stragglers but the blades are very dull and we didn't sharpen them before starting to mow our place. The mower never bogged down and it only scalped it 2 places but the surface of the hill is pretty rough up there and there were couple of places where one side of the mower would go down in a rut and cause the blades to scalp.

I know, I know, but I haven't checked for several years, so I'm a bit out of the loop, and want to know what to avoid as much as what might be best.

10-12k to spend, suspension is a must, 60 in minimum.

Looking closely at the 2013 Scag Cheetah with either 27 or 31 hp Kawa -$9,999. to 10,999. (Did Kawa work out its big block problems?)

Just put 800 hours on the Husqvarna in ten years, but it was a hard 800 hours, most of 5 acres is converted cow pasture. I am bad about taking care of equipment. The Husqvarna held up very well, just replaced spindles, belts, blades and one hydro hose, but I hate the dealer.

How about your favorite and one reason why?

Thanks

Homeowner here, with a brand new Cheetah. (three cuts in, on 3.5 acres of property).

Before I purchased the Cheetah, it took me right at 4.4 hours to cut the property (cutting at 31/2 ") with a JD345 and a Kubota with 72" groomer. Both were very slow cutting, but provided a very nice cut.

I felt that 4.4 hours to cut grass was just "too long". The Cheetah (61" - 31 Kawasaki) on the second and third cut (after I learned how to use it) allowed me to cut the property at 1.5 hours. Yes, I was very surprised, of the cut and the time it took....

The Cheetah allows me to cut (a height of 3.5") "very well", at a faster pace, with no grass stragglers left behind.

I went one step further, and had the dealer install the Scag optional suspension seat on the Cheetah. I feel it puts the Cheetah suspension performance way over the top...!!!!

I love it......

With your five acres, I don't think you would be happy with anything under 31 Kawasaki.....